Jason Peters News

The Eagles' offensive line shuffle continues. Todd Herremans will start at left tackle today against the Chargers for the first time since his rookie season of 2005 in place of Jason Peters , who's out with an ankle sprain.

Eagles coach Andy Reid said Brian Westbrook suffered his second concussion on a screen pass early in the third quarter Sunday, when sandwiched between teammate Jason Avant and Chargers safety Eric Weddle.

The Eagles kept settling for field goals when they need touchdowns. That red-zone inefficiency has been a constant theme for them and it came back to haunt them again Sunday in their 31-23 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

For some players, there is a temptation to try to take on too much when circumstances present opportunity.

Brown, who has played in all 133 games, including the postseason, since he arrived in 2002, said afterward he thinks there is a "good chance" he will be able to start Sunday night against the Chicago Bears.

His team went to the Super Bowl just once and has been a mediocre disappointment ever since.

The Philadelphia Eagles limped their way out west to face a surging Chargers team, where they just didn't have enough to pull out a win.

Westbrook went out for a screen pass from Donovan McNabb , the sort of play he'd been involved with countless times before during his eight NFL seasons, when things went very, very wrong.

For the second straight week, the Eagles spent Monday scrambling to address roster issues, and cornerback was the place they had to focus on the most.

The Eagles are 5-4, just as they were last year at this time, and again there is the feeling of a season hanging in the balance.

Injury Report: "The two players that are out are [WR] Kevin Curtis and [LB] Akeem Jordan.

The injuries just keep on coming. Before the Eagles even took the field yesterday at Qualcomm Stadium, they learned that left tackle Jason Peters, their top off-season acquisition, would not play because of a sprained ankle.

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The one thing they want the most is the one thing that's been the hardest to find.

Brian Westbrook returned to action Sunday against the Chargers. The Eagles star running back was sidelined the past two games after suffering a concussion in Week 7 against the Redskins .

The replay challenge that proved to be the turning point of Sunday night's loss to the Dallas Cowboys never should have been necessary, according to all of the members of the losing team.

Unless he bumps his head on an overhead bin during the flight to San Diego today, Eagles running back Brian Westbrook will play Sunday against the Chargers, Westbrook's first action since suffering a scary concussion Oct.

Even though he didn't practice for the second straight day with a sprained right ankle, Jason Peters insisted yesterday that he would be ready to play against the Chargers on Sunday.

Eagles defensive end Jason Babin likes to think of himself as a team player. So he says he will do what's best for the squad -- even if that means being on the inactive list for Sunday's game at San Diego.

By JEFF CAPLAN  1 Cowboys pass rush: The sack numbers are rising and so are the quarterback pressures.